Description of services: Harvodes seeks to “provide a nurturing environment that is supportive for individuals to resolve their grief and loss; abuse; violent behavior; and/or issues related to HIV/AIDS” and “Ensure culturally specific trauma, bereavement, and grief services, domestic abuse services, and HIV/AIDS related service to the African American and Somalian communities.”

Description of Services: We offer affordable community style acupuncture for the whole family, including young kids. Adults are treated in recliners and children are treated individually with acupressure.

Kerri Casey is a licensed acupuncturist with the State of Minnesota Medical Board. She started MN Community Acupuncture looking for a way to make acupuncture affordable and more accessible for all patients. She has a Masters of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from Northwestern Health Sciences University and is board certified by the NCCAOM. She has been treating patients for over 6 years.

CB Bunkholt is a licensed acupuncturist with the State of Minnesota Medical Board and board certified by the NCCAOM. He has a Masters degree in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from AAAOM and has been treating pateints with acupuncture for over 7 years.
Travis Beto is a licensed with the State of Minnesota Medical Board and board certified with the NCCAOM. He has worked as a practicing acupuncturist and herbalist treating various conditions.

Cost: Accept cash, checks, Visa or Mastercard. Payment is due at time of visit. Has a flat rate of $25 for the initial treatment and additional visits are on a sliding scale from $15 – $40 with patients deciding what they will pay based upon the number of treatments they need. Acupressure for children ages 0-12 is $10 and acupressure for adults is the same cost as acupuncture. Do not bill insurance directly but will print receipts for you to provide to your insurance company.

Description of Services: A voluntary, temporary shelter where parents can bring their children when stress or crisis in their lives place their children at risk. 72-hour overnight child care with experienced, trained staff in a clean, safe environment. They also offer Crisis Counseling, Home Visiting, Pediatric Assessment and Medication Management, Parent Education and Parent Support Group, and a Community Round Table.

Description of Services: Is the only statewide professional association for licensed practitioners of Oriental medicine. We are committed to advancing acupuncture and Oriental medicine as a means for enhancing health and well-being.

Description of Services: Education for Life is a unique type of employment training for individuals who are HIV-positive. Compassionate, knowledgeable staff members assist you with your concerns regarding returning to work. They show people how to assess job skills, strengthen technology abilities, explore career change options, as well as help people improve their job search, resumes, applications and interviewing. Participants receive a stipend upon completion.

Description of Services: “Our mission is to provide comprehensive culturally competent behavioral health services of support that meet the needs of the individual clients and families that we serve. Progressive Individual Resources Inc. (PIR) is a non-profit social and behavioral health organization. We are licensed by the Minnesota State Department of Human Services, to provide services to families, caregivers to children, youth and adults – 18 years and over – with severe emotional disturbances, behavioral challenges and developmental disabilities.”

Some services include in-home family support for children with SED, providing children rehabilitative services through Children Therapeutic Services of Supports, respite services for SED children/youth, short-term transition living arrangements for juvenile delinquent youths, ARMHS, and much more.

Description of Services: Children, individuals and families receive a comprehensive array of home-based services with the goal of achieving family reunification and individual stabilization. Intensive case management and crisis intervention services encourage individuals and families to work towards greater independence.

Programs and services are designed to improve the quality of life of high risk individuals and families by providing effective prevention and early intervention social support, improving family stability through culturally competent and strength-based case management and counseling services, increasing access to community based services.

The Family & Community Partnership (FCP) is a program for low income families who are at risk for child abuse/neglect. This might include refugee families where there is family violence, alcohol/drug abuse, or families so overwhelmed that case workers are concerned about the well-being of the children.

The program contracts with community organizations and some of these have staff that speak the following languages: Karen, Amharic, Spanish and Hmong. If a family is eligible to participate in FCP and speak one of the above languages, a referral will be made to that specific agency for services. If the family speaks a different language other than the ones listed above the agency will request interpreter services.

To apply, an application should be completed and faxed to 651-266-7751. When FCP social workers meet with the family initially, there will be paperwork to review and sign. The FCP social workers do not provide case management services. A referral will be made to one of the community agencies that contract with Ramsey County and a case manager will work with the family

To get an application, contact Naomi Chavez at 651-266-7785 or Naomi.Chavez@CO.RAMSEY.MN.US

This is a great resource when a refugee family is having a crisis with one of their children and does not know how to access services. With a few days notice (in order to get an interpreter) team members will do a home visit and help the family identify what the problem is and how to access resources. They are very helpful and several refugee families have received useful help. If the family is experiencing an immediate crisis, they can also call the team, but accessing an interpreter is problematic.

Ludmila is a mental health professional who formerly worked at CLUES and has experience working with Somali and Karen refugees doing individual therapy. She is willing to do in-home work when necessary but assists clients in getting transportation through their insurance to her Maple Grove office. She is Russian speaking. She has completed the Refugee Mental Health training series and participates in the Refugee Mental Health case consultation group.

Carolyn Parsons has completed the Refugee Mental Health training series. She can provide psychological testing for limited English proficiency clients. She accepts the following insurance: UCare, Medica, Aetna, Medical Assistance, and United Health Care. Her office is handicap accessible.

Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) pays for this agency to help people with disabilities to apply for Supplemental Security Income (SSI).

Call for an intake appointment. They do an initial screening over the phone and then, if eligible, will sent up an appointment to complete an application. They will meet with clients in a community setting (library, community-based organization) if asked, but not in the client’s home. They provide interpreters.

Currently, Dr. Khan is only accepting internal referrals of patients who are receiving services at CUHCC.

CUHCC accepts patients with any insurance or no insurance. CUHCC also has on-site interpreters in Cambodian, English, Hmong, Lao, Somali, Spanish and Vietnamese. Other languages are available by request, such as Oromo, Amharic, Thai and French.

Has much experience working cross culturally and with interpreters. Makes use of medical and legal clinic and case worker services at CUHCC as necessary in his services.

Does not work with children, and refers to coworker for testing for disability.

Dr. Mukherjee is very experienced in cross cultural diagnostic assessment and has worked with many immigrant groups in the Twin Cities. She herself speaks 7 Indian languages and has worked with Spanish interpretation.

Dr. David Hong practices at both Uptown Psychology Group and Washburn Center for Children. Appointments can be made by calling the general lines at Uptown Psychology group at (612) 524-5755 or Washburn Center for Children at (612) 871-1454.

Dr. Hong speaks Spanish and works with many Spanish-speaking clients with referrals from lawyers for immigration needs.

Dr. Sigler is a Licensed Psychologist, a Nationally Certified Counselor and a registrant of the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology. He maintains a private practice in Arden Hills, MN and participates in a group practice in Maplewood, MN.

He has specialized training and experience in: working with individuals with developmental disabilities and traumatic brain injury, psychological assessments, cognitive, personality, and adaptive behavior testing, psychological evaluations for immigrants and refugees, and conducting diagnostic assessments and psychological testing for individuals who have been referred by their attorney to determine if there is a disability or impairment that adversely impacts the patient’s ability to learn a second language.

Contracted provider for all insurances. Able to conduct psychological testing for refugees, and able to give therapeutic services in Spanish. For other languages, interpreters are provided by Headway. Experienced in work with Latino/Hispanic families.

Asian Pacific Group: Asian Pacific Club was founded to help inform IHCC students about Asian cultures. All are welcome. Helpful Contact: Sarah Doman-Flygare 651-450-3733

Asian Subcontinent Club: The Asian Subcontinent Club works to represent the sub continental Asian community, Which includes countries such as Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal. Helpful Contact: Nichelle Bottko 651-450-3733

Ethiopian Student Association: To create a sense of belonging among Ethiopian and Ethiopian American Students while educating Inver Hills Community College faculty, staff, and students about the unique history and culture of Ethiopia. Helpful Contact: Woubejig Shiferaw 651-450-3595

Muslim Student Club: The mission of the Muslim Student Club is to educate the Inver Hills community about the religion of Islam and its culture. Helpful Contact: Student Life at 651-450-3530

Somali Student Club: To welcome new Somali students to IHCC and assist with their adjustment to life on campus. To promote awareness and encourage the involvement of the IHCC/Somali community. Helpful Contact: Julie Benolken 651-450-3622

Help Me Grow Ramsey County is the “central intake” office for children age birth-5 when there is a concern regarding their development. The early intervention evaluation team assesses children as necessary to determine eligibility for early intervention services.

1-866-693-GROW (4769) to make a referral or see http://helpmegrowmn.org/HMG/index.htm

Jayne Cox-Lindsey, Service Coordinator/Supervisor: 651-604-3716

If a child is eligible for early intervention services, early childhood specialists will work the family to plan services, which may include:

He obtained his MSW from the University of MN in 2005. He has extensive social services experience and has worked at Lutheran Social Services as an Employment Counselor; Dakota County as a Financial Worker, DHS as MNCare Representative and Social Work Specialist; CUHCC Clinic as a Behavioral Health Case Manager, and Hennepin County as a Children’s Mental Health, Child Crisis Team Senior Social Worker.

Description of Services: Serve new Americans, whether recent immigrants, refugees or asylees. Services: community education, create innovative partnerships and engage all community members to bridge cultural diversities and strengthen our communities. Goals are violence prevention, school success, and long term self-sufficiency.

23 bilingual and 13 bicultural individuals skilled in different languages including Spanish, Somali, and Malay

Update on Refugee Mental Health trainings

Register now-- space is limited!--for another series of Trauma Informed Refugee Mental Health Certificate trainings. You may register for one or all of them. Clinicians who complete all three sessions will receive a Certificate of Specialized Training in Refugee Mental Health and will be eligible to be listed on this database and receive refugee client referrals.